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John is seen with child stars (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canis minor

'stars' is the definition.
(I know that Canis Minor is a stars)

'john is seen with child' is the wordplay.
'john' becomes 'can' (both can informally mean toilet).
'seen with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'child' becomes 'minor' (synonyms).
'can'+'is'+'minor'='CANIS MINOR'

(Another definition for canis minor that I've seen is " stars".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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